week 1

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Week 1

[After the reveal of their handsome and well-dressed but stern-looking Overseer on Sunday, the Champions were left to their own devices in investigating the mall to their hearts' content. At around 10 pm every night the lights in all the shops will go down and the sturdy metal grates over the doors of the restaurants will go down. The stores will remain unlocked, though.

On Monday morning, a buzzing alarm chirps at them again from their PIPs at 7 am on the dot. There's also a pop-up message waiting for them: a notice announcing Xander will be holding office hours

Enjoy your week, Champions.]

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[burninglight]

[Turned out there really wasn't a reason; or if there was, Ardyn didn't understand it. Just simple human contact and nothing more.]

Did he deserve it?

[everylittlesecret]

No. I was a kid. I got locked in a closet at a party. He came to get met out...... but all I saw was a clown and I set it on fire. I don't like clowns.

[Fear can be a powerful tool in self-defense.]

[burninglight]

So, an accident. That doesn't exactly sound like something anyone should blame you for, Nari.

[everylittlesecret]

Mom did. Dad pretended it never happened. But that's okay. It was covered up. A "car accident". No one remembered I was at that party. Like I never did anything. They thought I forgot, too... I was just too scared to say something.

[burninglight]

...One accident does not make you some kind of monster.

[He glanced away, quietly ignoring that he hadn't pulled his hand away.]

I've killed quite a few times by my own hand. Orchestrated the deaths of yet more. And I was responsible for the death of our world, solely because I felt they deserved it. You're no terrible person, next to me.

[everylittlesecret]

........ that's a lot of people. [She gives his hand a squeeze.] That's okay, though, I think you're nice for a mass murderer.

[burninglight]

See? You can't possibly be a bad person, if you're still sympathetic to something like me.

[everylittlesecret]

Well... you might be grumpy sometimes, but you helped me, you helped Pecs, and you're helping me now. You're nice and you don't gotta beat yourself up over wanting to help. It's a good thing. [She yawns and nods.] We need good things here, good people. I like you, Arnie Ten... Tenmommy? Tenmeowji? Arwen! You're great, Arwen.

[burninglight]

...You realize I don't know what that means, right?

[But he managed a faint smile regardless, despite himself.]

What did I tell you about falling asleep here?

[everylittlesecret]

You'll get it. Totally. You're like... not Arwen. You can be Elrond. Elrond is cool, he helped people and he could fight.

[She huffs softly.] Fucking rules... can't even nap on the floor. [Going to attempt to get up now.]

[burninglight]

[Ardyn sighed in a tired and long-suffering manner; damned compulsion.]

Come along. [He pulled lightly on Nari's hand to get her to a sitting position, guiding it to his shoulder.] Get on and I'll carry you rather than have you stumble all over yourself through the halls. Just don't tell anyone.

[yes, this is actually happening]

[everylittlesecret]

[Blinking a few times when in a sitting position, Nari is quiet for a moment, and then a giggle escapes.]

Okily dokily. Not a peep. [It takes a try or two to make this work, and she hangs on as much as she can.] Would they call this a choco-back ride in Eos? Or do you have pigs?

[burninglight]

[Ardyn picked her up with minimal effort once she was reasonably settled; thin as he was, clearly he was a little stronger than he looked.]

No, we have those. [i mean they have ham at least] Choco-back has a better ring to it, though.

[everylittlesecret]

[Dad's have to be strong to carry unruly children.]

I wanna meet one... Nyactis made them sound great. [This yawn is much longer than the last.] My kiosk is right there. Doors open, Specs is somewhere, stalking Merchant Prince.

[burninglight]

Would that mine were still alive. She was a brilliant thing, you'd likely have adored her.

[He walked in and set Nari down on the bed, managing another small smile.]

Will you be alright here?

[everylittlesecret]

Oooh, tell me about her sometime please?

[It's easy to set her down. She kind of flops, and like a little kid, burrows under the blankets. She stifles a yawn as she nods.]

Mmhmm. Good to go. Night night.. watch out for bed bugs. Nasty little things...

[And she's out! You're now free to escape this situation, Ardyn.]